the dystopiamay appearto be (orpretend tobe) a utopiasociety iscontrolled bya powerfulgovernmentleaderViolenceisprevalentpropaganda isused tomanipulateand controlthe characterscharacterslive in a stateof fearand/orhelplessnessan oppressivegovernmentcontrols andsuppressesthe societyCharactersareconstantly in“survivalmode”people areforced intocompetitionthe leaders ofthe societyare corruptand/or selfishthe setting isapocalypticor post-apocalypticthe setting isunsafe,unfair, ormiserable inanother wayThe commongood of thegroup isplaced beforethe individualInformationand ideasarerestrictedSurveillanceis used tomaintaincontrol orcreate feartheprotagonistresists orrebels insome waya divide insocial classescausesextremeconflictconformity isrequired andnonconformityis criticized orpunished.there is alack ofindividualfreedomsevereinjusticeplaguesthe societylies and/ormisonformationconceal realityfrom peoplecreativeexpression (art,music,literature, etc.)is uncommonor restrictedthe dystopiatakes a realworld issueto anextremeorganizedresistanceefforts existwithin thecitythe societykeepspeople inand/or kickspeople outthe dystopiamay appearto be (orpretend tobe) a utopiasociety iscontrolled bya powerfulgovernmentleaderViolenceisprevalentpropaganda isused tomanipulateand controlthe characterscharacterslive in a stateof fearand/orhelplessnessan oppressivegovernmentcontrols andsuppressesthe societyCharactersareconstantly in“survivalmode”people areforced intocompetitionthe leaders ofthe societyare corruptand/or selfishthe setting isapocalypticor post-apocalypticthe setting isunsafe,unfair, ormiserable inanother wayThe commongood of thegroup isplaced beforethe individualInformationand ideasarerestrictedSurveillanceis used tomaintaincontrol orcreate feartheprotagonistresists orrebels insome waya divide insocial classescausesextremeconflictconformity isrequired andnonconformityis criticized orpunished.there is alack ofindividualfreedomsevereinjusticeplaguesthe societylies and/ormisonformationconceal realityfrom peoplecreativeexpression (art,music,literature, etc.)is uncommonor restrictedthe dystopiatakes a realworld issueto anextremeorganizedresistanceefforts existwithin thecitythe societykeepspeople inand/or kickspeople out

City of Ember/Dystopia Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. the dystopia may appear to be (or pretend to be) a utopia
  2. society is controlled by a powerful government leader
  3. Violence is prevalent
  4. propaganda is used to manipulate and control the characters
  5. characters live in a state of fear and/or helplessness
  6. an oppressive government controls and suppresses the society
  7. Characters are constantly in “survival mode”
  8. people are forced into competition
  9. the leaders of the society are corrupt and/or selfish
  10. the setting is apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic
  11. the setting is unsafe, unfair, or miserable in another way
  12. The common good of the group is placed before the individual
  13. Information and ideas are restricted
  14. Surveillance is used to maintain control or create fear
  15. the protagonist resists or rebels in some way
  16. a divide in social classes causes extreme conflict
  17. conformity is required and nonconformity is criticized or punished.
  18. there is a lack of individual freedom
  19. severe injustice plagues the society
  20. lies and/or misonformation conceal reality from people
  21. creative expression (art, music, literature, etc.) is uncommon or restricted
  22. the dystopia takes a real world issue to an extreme
  23. organized resistance efforts exist within the city
  24. the society keeps people in and/or kicks people out